Those two Kumogakure Jonin, their bodies were as tight as full bows, and the weapons in their hands shone with cold light, locking Senju Chen tightly, and every tremor of their muscles was full of the meaning of a fight to the death. They were the guards of the son of Raikage, and their duty was to protect his safety with their lives, even if the enemy was the legendary "Jinchūriki Hunter".
However, the object they were guarding now looked like a piece of randomly discarded cargo, tied up with dozens of tough wooden bars, hanging awkwardly in the air.
Ai's body was unable to move. The restraint force of Wood Release was beyond imagination. The more he struggled, the tighter he was. The feeling of his life force and Chakra being extracted made him feel more powerless than any physical damage. His face was filled with blood and anger, and in his bloodshot eyes, the emotions of shock and humiliation almost overflowed.
He lost.
Defeated so completely and so quickly.
From the moment when the opponent dodged the first punch, to when he used Flying Thunder God to tease him, and finally when the incredible Rasengan hit his Lightning Release Armor head-on... the whole process, he was like a child who had just learned to walk and wanted to challenge an adult, every step was planned by the opponent.
Senju Chen walked slowly in front of him, raised his head, and his clear eyes reflected Ai's twisted face.
"Now, can we have a good talk about this alliance?"
Ai gritted his teeth so hard that blood oozed from his gums. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth. "... let me down."
Senju Chen looked at him and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
He didn't speak, just snapped his fingers.
"Pah."
In the crisp sound, the wooden strips binding Ai seemed to have lost their life, instantly becoming soft and withered, and he was gently placed on the ground.
Having regained his freedom, Ai staggered to his feet, feeling a sharp pain in his chest. He couldn't help coughing out another mouthful of blood. His proud body had already suffered serious internal injuries from the impact of the Rasengan just now.
The two Kumogakure Jonin behind him rushed up immediately, holding him up one on the left and one on the right, looking at Senju Chen warily.
"Master Ai, are you okay?"
"Back off." Ai pushed them away, his chest heaving violently. He forced himself to look directly at Senju Chen. The violent anger in those eyes was being replaced by something deeper.
"That one just now was Wood Release? Did you use that technique to capture Five-Tails Jinchuriki?"
He is not a fool.
The absolute difference in strength had already made him understand the meaning of his father's words.
What the young man in front of him has mastered is another kind of power that is more insidious and deadly.
Not to mention the opponent's speed and the blue Ninjutsu that broke through his Lightning Release armor, it was the Wood Release Ninjutsu that almost drained him dry just now, which made him realize that the other party's plan to capture Tailed Beast might actually be feasible...
As expected of inheriting the bloodline of "God of Shinobi", Wood Release is really unreasonably powerful.
"Tell me," Ai's voice was hoarse and heavy after defeat, "Tell me your specific plan."
Senju Chen nodded with satisfaction.
The first step in taming a beast is to let it know who its master is.
"The plan is very simple." Senju Chen stretched out his finger and gesticulated in the air, "We Konoha will continue to increase our troops and drag Iwagakure's main force to the Land of Rain border. In this way, there will be a huge void behind them."
"I need you Kumogakure to launch an attack from the other side of Land of Earth. As long as they dare to mobilize troops from the Land of Rain border, then our side will immediately launch a general attack. The entire Land of Earth will face a comprehensive pincer attack from our two major ninja villages..."
"At that time, even if Ōnoki and "Tsuchikage" are possessed, he will not be able to change the world."
"As for Four-Tails Jinchūriki, I will cooperate with you alone when the time comes. I will capture Five-Tails Jinchuriki first, and he will still be yours when the time comes, so you don't need to worry."
"What we Konoha need is victory in the war."
"Why?" After listening to Senju Chen, Ai couldn't help but ask, "You can capture Four-Tails yourself, why do you want to give it to us?"
"Because Konoha does not need two Tailed Beast. Konoha has always emphasized "Shinobi World peace." This time it was Sunagakure and Iwagakure who made the first move. We were forced to fight back."
Senju Chen's answer was very Will of Fire "One Tailed Beast is nothing, and this time Iwagakure lost Tailed Beast, it is estimated that it will stop for a while. Our move can buy Shinobi World many years of peace."
He paused and looked at Ai's face as if he was trying to fool a fool. Senju Chen grinned and added.
"Besides, you also know that capturing Jinchūriki is not difficult for us Konoha. I have the title "Jinchūriki Hunter"."
Ai's cheek muscles twitched, and there was a stifling pain in his chest again.
This sentence completely shattered his last bit of luck.
Yes, the opponent really captured Five-Tails alive, and defeated him so easily in the battle just now. For Konoha, hunting another Jinchūriki may really be an "not difficult" thing.
"Okay... On behalf of Kumogakure, I agree to your alliance plan this time." Ai Cong said this helplessly. Although no fool would believe what Senju Chen said, the facts are before his eyes.
He knows that Konoha can cooperate with them, and under the same conditions, he can also cooperate with other ninja villages. This time he is dealing with Land of Earth, but next time, it will be them Land of Lightning.
Obtaining Tailed Beast and weakening Land of Earth by the way is the best result so far. Even if Konoha turns his back in the end, Iwagakure is really weakened.
No matter how you look at it, Land of Lightning is nothing short of great.
As for whether Land of Earth will retaliate, I have already beaten you at your house, do you still care about whether you will retaliate?
"A wise choice." Senju Chen turned the three-pronged Kunai in his hand and walked away from the valley, leaving only a silhouette behind.
"Go back and tell Third Raikage that in ten days, I will see Kumogakure's troops appear at the Land of Earth border."
Meanwhile, Iwagakure.
The atmosphere of the village, shrouded in solid rock buildings, was so oppressive that people could not breathe. In Tsuchikage's office, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's short body seemed to be weighed down even lower by invisible weight.
The desk was filled with battle reports from the Land of Rain front line, and each one was like a heavy stone hitting his heart.
Since the assassination failed, Five-Tails fell into the hands of Konoha. This was not only a great shame for Iwagakure, but also a huge loss that shook the country. The Council of Elders in the village were quarreling, and Daimyo of the Land of Earth's accountability document had also been sent, and the words were full of doubts and dissatisfaction.
"Konoha..."
Ōnoki gritted his teeth and read, with anger burning in his muddy old eyes. He couldn't figure out how the battle situation could deteriorate to this point. Konoha should obviously be held back by Sunagakure and exhausted, so how could he still have the energy to lay such a vicious trap for Land of Rain?
Just when he was exhausted and felt that his back problem was about to relapse, an unexpected visitor came to him.
Kirigakure's messenger.
The leader was an old man about his age who was carrying a cane.
Kirigakure, Genji.
"Your Excellency Tsuchikage," Genji's voice was very gentle, with a hint of softness unique to the water town, which was incompatible with the hard and cold atmosphere of Iwagakure, "I heard that the war in your village is not going well in Land of Rain, we Kirigakure are here to help Land of Earth."